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M. C.. HEATH MECHANISM FOR HANDLlNG BOTTLES.

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M. c. HEATH MECHANISM FOR HANDLING BOTTLES, -ETC Filed Feb. 28. 1920 2 Smeets-Sheet 2 Patented June 26, 1923.

MERTON C. HEATH, OF TERRE HAUT, INDIANA.

MECHANISM FOR HANDLING BOTTLES, ETC.

Application filed February 28,1920. Serial No. 361,971.

.'l 'o all w hom it m ag/ concern Be it known that I, lllicii'ronv C. llicA'TH, a

citizen of the United States, residing atv This invention relates to conveyors, and more especially those which are endless; and

the broad object of the same is to produce. mechanism whereby articles such asl bottles may be taken from a certain point as the outlet from a bottleforming machine,

carried or elevated thence to, another point along a certain line, stood on end, and transferred thence to a receiver or more particularly toa conveyor moving in a direction substantially at' right angles to said line. asa factory conveyor or an asbestos belt to carry partly finished bott-les to a furnace `or the like.

One feature .of the invention lies in mechanisin which takes the bottles from the feed trough or spout and carries or elevates them while lying on their side with their butts forward and l uppermost.

Another feature consists in the upending mechanism at the upper end of the elevator.

Another feature is thc transferringmechanisn'i including a guard to prevent the upended bottles from tipping over. and an ejector for shoving bottles off the transfer disk onto the conveyor. i

Details of two means for carrying out this invention are set foith below and shown in the drawings/wherein:

Figure 1. is aside elevation and Figure 2 a plan view of one type of this invention. Figure being' a sectional detail on the line B-3 of Figure 1.

Figure Li is a side elevation and Figure 5 a plan view of one type. of this invention.

tion, Figure 6 beingI a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 4. l

Referring now tirst to the type of the invention on Sheet l, the numeral l design-.ttes broadly a framework supporting the mechanism between a feed trough F or 'the like from which articles such as bottles B are delivered, and a receptacle or carrier such as an endless belt C moving in the direction indicated by the arrows, which will kine,

be along a line substantially at right angles to the line occupied by such mechanism. The latter in Figures l, 2, and 3 is an elevator made up of an endless belt or apron `2 trained around a lower roller Il, and its upper stretch leading thence with an incline to andy over an upper roller et, then hori* zontally over a table 5, and around a roller at the' far edge of said table. whence, 'its lower stretch 6 leads back beneath said table over another roller 7 and back to the roller 3. Supported by brackets 8 is a guide 9 xedly mounted above the upper stretch of said apron. Opposite said guide is an endless chain y10 carrying; a series of jaws 11- whichiare preferably curved plates as shown. the chain moving around upper and lower sprocket wheels 12 and 13 whose shafts are oblique to a vertical or perpendicular to the active stretch of the apron l2. The (lished sides of the jaws are next to the .guides with which they coact so as to hold the articles Pi iii slightly inclined or nearly upright position. their butts resting' on the apron which moves upward in the direction shown by the arrows. `Any suitable driving mechanism may be employed. such as a motor M herein shown as belted at li to a s l'iaftl havingr a Aivorm lG engaging a worm gear 17 on the shaft of the roller Lt, and the other end of this shaft may be. `feared as at 18 to the shaft' of the sprocket wheel l2; but it will be understood that the driving mechanism is shown only for sake of illustration, and it is desirable that the apron 2 and 4chain l() shall move at the same speed.

The transfer mechanism consists of a disk 30 standing' in a horizontal plane and made of thin sheet metal closelx7 overlying` the upper stretch of the apron where the latter lies on the table 5; and as herein shown, this disk is driven by connections broadly indicated at 3l including' a belt 32 leading to one.

half of the disk, leadinpr from a point about.

at its axis, across its edge, and lappingover onto the conveyor .a little asV at 36. Two rotary guards in the shape of wheels 37 andltlll 38 aremounted on upright shafts and'over saine relation to the carrier C, but much- B are delivered at they travel around upon it along the pathl indicated by the dotted line.

In the type of the invention shown in Fig'- ures 4, 5, and 6, an elevator apron 42 1s trained around a lower roller 43 and a single larger upper roller or drum 44, two parallel spaced guards 49 carried by brackets 48 overlying the active stretch ot this elevator apron, and instead of curved jaws carried on a separate chain, the jaws in this construction are pins 41 or' the like, spaced andin pairs and moving upward between the guides. i

The transfer disk 50 is mounted in the nearer to the elevator, its forward edge underlying the large roller 44 as seen at .51. The scraper 55 is `carried by brackets 57 and '58, and its forward end is continued beyond a point 54 over the axis of the disk into a guard 53 for a purpose yet to appear, ln this type of the-invention there is provided a inger 52 upstanding from the framework and curving over the apron Where the latter passes around the upper roller 44, the iinger standing between the paths followed by the jaws or pins 41 so that the latter pass astride it as will be clear. The parts are here driven ,by an electric motor and connections Whichyare shown for purposes of illustration and heed hardly to be described f In the operation of this mechanism in either :of its types, articles such as bottles l* and are picked up by "the jaws at the lower end of the elevator, the

bottles in both instances being carried upward on its active stretch in a position oblique to the vertical. As seen in Figure l, the bottles stand nearly upright with their butts resting on the apron 2, but as seen in Figures 4 and 5, the bottles lie on their sides with their butts upward and forward and their necks engaged' between the pins 4i. ln either case it is necessar f that when the bottles are delivered from t e elevator they assume an upright position so as to be handled properly by the transfer disk. In Figures l and 2 when a jaw 1l moves past the upper end of the guide 9 and commences to.

move away from it, its grasp on the bottle is released a little so that the bottle settles down and its butt falls on the horizontal stretch of the apron which is moving along the table 5 and under the thin disk 30, and

iaeopeo hence the bottle in its upstanding position is conveyed onto the disk and by the latter to the conveyor', VIn Figures 4 and 5. when the pins inove past the tree end of 'the finger 52, the heavy end of the bottle rides over this linger as it is pushed upward; the bottle finally tilts so that its neck is disengaged from between the pins which have carried it upward, and it is upended and dropped directly onto the disk at about the point shown in dotted lines in Figures?, the guard 53 serving to prevent it from toppling over. ln either type o i the invention, the transfer disk in its rotation carries .the upstanding 'bottle around until the bottle strikes the scraper, and by the latter itV is ejected or pushed olf onto the carrier C, whence it is conveyed wherever desired.

Thus'is eiected the handling of articles which need to be carried from any point to a receptacle or conveyor as indicated at C herein. The former need not be a delivery trough as suggested, and the latter need not be a factory beltA or conveyor` but if the artiA cles are of the character of bottles which it is desired to handle as herein described, means are necessary for upending them when they are delivered onto the transfer disk` so that the latter may pass theni in upright position to the receptacleA or conveyor usis explained. Therefore the use of the word bottle herein must be taken with soine reservations. The drivingl mechanism is wholly illustrative, and other unnecessary details may be left to the builder.

What isv claimed as new is:

in a mechanism i'or handling bottles, the combination with :l movable apron and a conveyor adjacent thereto. ci a rotary disk vin close relation to theaprou and in position to receive bottles from the apron, means VVoverlyingl and terminating at the centerof the disk and projecting over the conveyor in position* to intercept a bottle on the disk and to direct it ont-o the conveyor, a guard wheel overlying the disk and the conveyor land mounted to rotate on an axis parallel MERTON C. HEATH.

Witnesses:

WrLLniM H. Brown, Grisons S. BAIL. 

